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Win $150,000 In The 2021 NFBC Main Event

Post by Greg Ambrosius » Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:05 pm

The industry's premiere season-long contest returns for its 18th season of competition as the NFBC Main Event returns with a $150,000 grand prize. This is the return of the $150,000 grand prize after we had to offer a $100,000 grand prize in the 2020 Sprint Main Event, but we are bullish on the upcoming season and expecting a record year for this contest. We're also projecting over $800,000 in total prizes just from this contest alone with a goal of reaching 600 teams and 40 full leagues. Overall prizes now go down to the Top 20 teams, just as we had projected last year before Covid-19 ruined everything.

Last year a record 570 teams entered the Sprint Main Event with James Tomony of Madison, Wisconsin winning the grand prize. He became our 16th different Main Event champion in our 17 year history as only the great Lindy Hinkelman has won this title twice. We now are guaranteeing the $150,000 grand prize with seven teams now earning $10,000 or more in the overall. League prizes remain the same with first place earning $7,000.

Who will win the most prestigious title in the industry this year? We’re going to find out.

There are no major Rules changes in 2021 from 2020. Two previous tweaks involved rainouts or cancellations due to Covid or anything else on a Monday or Friday and how you are able to still make lineup changes, and how we handle unsigned free agents in FAAB after Opening Day. Once again, your players won't lock until their first game of the week, or for hitters, the first game of the weekend. And as for unsigned free agents who weren't drafted originally, they won't be eligible to be picked up until they reach the majors. Both rules are exactly the same as they were in 2020.

As for the live drafts, we already have the schedules and the venues finalized. We will again be back at the Bellagio in Las Vegas for one long weekend/week. We will host live drafts continuously from Thursday, March 25th through Wednesday, March 31st, leading up to the MLB openers on Thursday, April 1st. We also will be returning to New York City and Chicago on the weekend of March 19-21. We are back at the Stewart Hotel in New York City March 19-21 and back at the Sheraton Northbrook in Chicago March 19-20.

We look forward to another record-breaking year and to another exciting finish in the Main Event. Every year this title comes down to the last day of games and we're sure that another tight race lies ahead. Good luck everyone.

Here's the rules for this year's Main Event:

OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE NATIONAL FANTASY BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (NFBC) MAIN EVENT

1. Overview
The National Fantasy Baseball Championship Main Event will consist of multiple leagues each comprised of 15 teams/managers. The NFBC regular season will extend from the first game of the MLB regular season through the final game of the regular season (including one or more season-ending MLB tie-breaker games if needed).

Teams will compete for accumulative stats in five offensive and five pitching categories, with each category weighted equally. Categories include:

For Hitters
Batting Average
Home Runs
RBIs
Stolen Bases
Runs

For Pitchers
Wins
Saves
Earned Run Average
Strikeouts
WHIP Ratio (Walks plus Hits divided by Innings Pitched)

The team at the end of the year with the most Rotisserie-ranking points based on cumulative statistics for the season in each league wins the league title. Teams also will have their cumulative stats positioned in an overall Rotisserie-style ranking (5x5 with each category weighted equally among all teams in the NFBC Main Event) with the top finisher overall winning the grand prize.

2. Event Location and Fees
NFBC Main Event Leagues will be held at various live events and online from Saturday, March 20th through Wednesday, March 31st. The cost per entry is $1,700 per team and there is no events fee or co-manager fee this year.

3. Prizes
Prizes are awarded for league and overall standings.

Overall Prizes

1st Place = $150,000
2nd Place = $40,000
3rd Place = $25,000
4th Place = $20,000
5th Place = $15,000
6th Place = $12,500
7th Place = $11,000
8th Place = $10,000
9th Place = $9,000
10th Place = $8,000
11th Place = $7,000
12th Place = $6,000
13th Place = $5,000
14th Place = $4,000
15th Place = $3,000
16th Place = $2,500
17th Place = $2,250
18th Place = $2,100
19th Place = $2,000
20th Place = $1,900
21st Place = $1,800
22nd Place = $1,700

League Prizes

League Champion $7,000
2nd place finisher $3,400
3rd place finisher $1,700

Cash prizes are awarded in U.S. dollars and are awarded to the principal owner of the team. Teams can split prizes among multiple owners by filling out the proper paperwork with Sportshub Technologies’ accounting department before season's end. In the event of a tie, cash prizes are divided evenly among those who have tied.

4. Draft
Each league will be comprised of 15 teams, and each draft will consist of 30 rounds, with each team selecting a player from the AL or NL in each round in a serpentine fashion (team 1 through team 15 in odd-numbered rounds, team 15 through team 1 in even-numbered rounds). In all NFBC draft leagues, you do not need to fill your 23 required starting positions with your first 23 picks; your No. 2 catcher could be selected with your 30th overall pick if you choose. Players will be selected from all 30 Major League Baseball teams and minor-league prospects are eligible to be selected on Draft Day.

Each team must start a weekly lineup of 23 players with required positions and maintain a reserve roster (which includes DL players) of seven players. There is no position requirement necessary for your reserve roster and you can change your starting lineup at the start of each week. Free agent pickups during the season will include players who are on major-league rosters at the time or players who were selected on Draft Day and later dropped. Even players who were originally selected on Draft Day, cut and then sent to the minors are eligible during the regular season FAAB bidding period as once they are a part of that league they continue to be part of the free agent listing. If the players were good enough to be selected on Draft Day, they are then good enough to remain in that league's free agent pool. Minor-league players who are called up during the season must have at least one game played in the majors before they become eligible for FAAB pickup.

If an NFBC participant does not show up at the draft in time, a surrogate owner will be installed and that owner will use the latest Cheat Sheets from our online rankings to draft players, going in order of the Top 300 regardless of position. Should that owner not show up at all, the surrogate owner would be able to pick players at required positions when those needs are obvious.

If an NFBC participant inadvertently leaves the draft with an illegal lineup (for instance, was without a middle infielder or second catcher), then the NFBC will drop the last pick made by that team (or more picks if needed) and add the last player at that position on the NFBC's final Cheat Sheet on Draft Day to make that lineup legal. The NFBC participant could replace the player who was assigned after the error was discovered during the first FAAB period. All lineups must be legal before the season starts and the NFBC will correct all roster errors that may have been missed at the draft. All decisions by the NFBC commissioner involving final rosters are official.

Time Limit for Draft: There will be a 1-minute time limit for each owner to make his/her pick during each round of the NFBC Main Event draft. If a participant does not make a selection in the allotted time, he is passed over until the next participant makes a player selection. The passed-over participant follows after the next person's pick and again has one minute to make his/her pick. Picks are official once the league facilitator announces the selection and all decisions by the league facilitator are final. In the event that a participant selects a player who no longer is available, the participant will get an additional 15 seconds by the draft facilitator to select a new player. If the participant then again selects someone who is off the board, his/her turn will be skipped and the participant will be allotted a full minute to make another selection after the next team's selection has been made.

Commissioner Decisions: All decisions made by the NFBC commissioner are final. Tough decisions sometimes must be made about eligibility rules, lineups, etc., and NFBC participants must accept the unbiased ruling of the NFBC commissioner.

Seating: Every team will have two draft spots available at the table and each team will be seated in their draft order. If you do not have a co-manager, we will remove the second chair and you will have more room to spread out.

Electronic Equipment: Participants can use electronic equipment during the draft as long as it fits in the allotted draft spot at the table. There will be NO Internet connections or electrical outlets, so participants bringing laptops will have to supply their own power. Cell phones are allowed at the draft table, but we encourage participants to use them sparingly and not in a way that interrupts the draft process. We request that participants limit their usage to outgoing calls during the draft, not incoming calls, and anyone planning to remain on the phone for the entire draft needs to inform the NFBC about that ahead of time.

Smoking/Drinking: Smoking will not be allowed in the Draft Room. There will be a cash bar available in the Draft Room, but we ask that each participant drink responsibly.

Breaks: There will be a 15-minute break after Round 10 and another 15-minute break after Round 20 for the live drafts, and we will finish the draft after the final break. Online drafts will not have any breaks.

5. Setting Kentucky Derby Style (KDS) Preferences
The NFBC will use Kentucky Derby Style (KDS) preferences for draft preferences in all NFBC leagues. The Draft Preferences are listed as soon as you click on your team link. There you will see a list of 1 through 15 in order and an "Edit Preferences" link. Edit your list as often as you'd like and just save your preferences each time before the required deadline for this league.

Here's what KDS does: The KDS process allows owners to rank their order of preference for Draft Day, ranking their preferences 1 through 15 BEFORE the leagues are randomly selected. Some owners would rather draft in the middle, if they are selected early in their league; others like to stay near the top and others like to move down to the lower end. KDS allows that if you are fortunate enough. A sample KDS from an owner could look like this: 3, 2, 1, 7, 6, 8, 15, 14, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. If an owner wants the third pick and he is selected No. 1 overall in his league, he would choose 3 as his top option and he would then be moved to third in that league on Draft Day. NFBC officials will look at every owner's Draft Preferences after the leagues and orders are randomly selected, pick the highest available preference for each owner and then announce the draft orders for each league.

6. Random League/Draft Spot Selections
The NFBC will randomly select the leagues and the draft orders of each league once all entries have been submitted by city and online. For instance, if the NFBC receives 30 entries for a given league, we will put all 30 names into a computer program and select in order: League 1, pick 1 is John Smith; League 1, pick 2 is John Doe, League 1, pick 3 is Jane Andrews, etc. until all 30 names have been selected. We also will implement the Kentucky Derby Style (KDS) process, as described in Section 5, to allow owners more draft preference. The KDS process allows owners to rank their order of preference for Draft Day, ranking their preferences 1 through 15 BEFORE the leagues are selected. If an owner wants the third pick and he is selected No. 1 overall in his league, he would choose that option and he would then be moved to third in that league on Draft Day. NFBC officials will look at every owner's Draft Preferences after the leagues and orders are randomly selected and then announce the draft orders for each league. Once an owner has officially signed up for the contest, this feature is available at the game website under their team link. Click on the team link and you will see the Draft Order ranked 1 through 15 and the option to Edit Preferences next to them. If you decide not to rank your preferences, your preferred order will remain 1 through 15. Owners can change their Draft Preferences right up until the announced deadline is set.

If an NFBC league in one of the cities does not fill exactly with 15 teams, the NFBC reserves the right to fill that league with owners from one or more other host cities or owners online to make it full. In that scenario, the NFBC reserves the right to place some of the final signups in any of the cities in that live/online league. Early-bird signups will not be placed in a live/online draft league if it's full in that city.

7. Roster Requirements
Maximum of 30 players at all times

8. Starting Lineup Requirements
Starting lineups will consist of:

2 Catchers
1 First Baseman
1 Second Baseman
1 Shortstop
1 Third Baseman
1 Middle Infielder (2B/SS)
1 Corner Infielder (1B/3B)
1 Utility Player (any offensive position)
5 Outfielders
9 Pitchers

There is a 1000 innings pitched minimum requirement for all NFBC Main Event leagues, but no minimum requirement for the number of starting pitchers or relief pitchers on each roster. Should any team not reach the required limit of 1000 innings pitched by the end of the season, the rankings will be altered to show that team getting 1 point in both ERA and WHIP. No other teams will switch positions in the standings, but the team that didn't reach the minimum IP will automatically earn 1 point in ERA and WHIP. All players must have played 7 games in 2020 or 10 games during the 2021 season to qualify at a certain position. Minor-leaguers who did not play 20 games at any position in 2020 but who still played at least one game in the majors last year, will qualify at the position they played the most at in the majors in 2020. Additional eligibility guidelines can be found in Section 9. If a player returns from retirement or rehab after missing the previous year, his position eligibility will be based on his previous year's eligibility. If no Week One lineup is submitted, the NFBC will determine your starting lineup. After Week One, if no starting lineup is submitted, your starting lineup will be that of the previous week.

9. Position Eligibility
The NFBC will use the following position eligibility rules in 2021:

a) Players who played at least 7 games at any position in 2020 will qualify at that position for the entire 2021 NFBC season. Players who play 10 games at a new position in 2021 will be eligible at that position after they have played there for the 10th time during the 2021 MLB regular season. Any player who missed all of the previous season to injury or retirement will qualify at the position he last was eligible for in the majors.

b) If a player did not appear in 7 games at any position, he qualifies at the one position he played most frequently the prior season in the majors. Designated Hitter is considered a position for these purposes (pinch-hitting is not). A player who only qualifies as a DH may only be assigned to the UT position. If a player's most games played at a position is less than 7 and tied among more than one position, the NFBC commissioner will assign eligibility at one position only.

c) Those players who only pinch-hit in the majors in 2020 will be position eligible according to their minor-league games played status in 2019. They would qualify at the position they played the most games in the minors.

d) Players who played all of 2019 in the minor leagues will be awarded position eligibility for the 2021 NFBC season based on the most games played at all levels in the minors for the 2019 season. The NFBC will determine that one eligible position before Draft Day and that will determine that player's status for 2021 once he is called up to the majors. Those players who only pinch-hit or DH in the minors will only be UT-eligible.

e) The NFBC commissioner will rule on player eligibility prior to the draft as he deems necessary. Those eligibility lists are final and will be available to all owners prior to Draft Day.

10. League Management Web Address
You can access your team and league via the Internet by going to playnfbc.com. You will need an email address and a password to access the game site. Contact [email protected] if you are signed up for the contest and do not have log-in information.

11. Lineup submission
The weekly deadline for setting your NFBC starting lineup is on Mondays. You now don’t have to lock in your entire starting lineup on Mondays if you have players who don’t play their first game of the week until Tuesday. You now are allowed to lock in your starters on Monday before their scheduled games that day and also before their games on Tuesdays if that is their first game of the week. If you have East Coast teams starting at 7:05 pm ET on Monday, you have to lock them into your starting lineup by 7:05 pm ET. If you also have West Coast players who don't play until 10:05 pm ET, you then have until 10:05 pm ET to lock those starters in. And now if you have two outfielders playing their first games on Tuesday and you have one OF spot open in your starting lineup, you now have until Tuesday night to finalize who you want in your starting lineup. On Fridays, the same flexible Set Lineup procedure is in place for hitters where you can lock in your starters 5 minutes before their scheduled starting time for that day. Those players lock before their SCHEDULED STARTING TIME and do not change based on weather or any other matters.

NFBC team owners are also allowed to switch out any hitter (or hitters) from their starting lineup and replace him with a hitter from their reserve roster on Fridays. The deadline for doing that is before the start of that player's game on Friday. Pitchers will not be allowed to be moved out of your starting lineup at any time during the season; what is set on Monday remains for the remainder of the week for all pitchers. If there is an MLB tie-breaker game or games at the start of a new week, NFBC owners are allowed to reset their starting lineups for that game or games.

First Lineup Deadlines for Week 1: The MLB season starts on Thursday, April 1st. Those games and the Friday-Sunday slate of games will comprise Week 1 in the NFBC. Week 1 will include games from Thursday to Sunday and owners can still change out their hitters on Friday. Lineups for every week after that run Monday-Sunday.

All lineups must be submitted on the league website.

12. Free Agents
Any player who is not on a team roster within your league and is on a major league roster or once was on an NFBC team in your league is considered a free agent for that league. Even players on the MLB disabled list are eligible to be picked up during the FAAB bidding process. The player pool is deemed closed of new free agents each Sunday at 7 AM ET before the FAAB bidding deadline and a player must have played at least 1 MLB game to be added to the pool at that time. Once a minor-leaguer plays his first game in the majors, he remains in every NFBC FAAB pool whether he returns to the minors or not. Once in the majors, he remains in all FAAB pools. Participants should also note that MLB unsigned veteran free agents at the time of Draft Day are eligible to be picked up in all NFBC leagues. However, after Draft Day they can only be added via free agency once they are added to an MLB 25-man roster.

Free Agent Bidding Process: The free agent system will be a "blind bidding" process for each individual league. Each team will start with 1,000 free agent "dollars" for the season, and will be permitted to bid for free agents on a weekly basis with a minimum bid of $1 per player. Teams will not be able to see other team’s free agent bids. The team with the highest bid on any given player will be awarded that player. The amount of the winning bid will be deducted from the winning team's free agent dollars. For each winning bid, the winning team must drop a player to make roster room for the free agent acquisition. If a team's free agent dollars go to zero, that team will no longer be allowed to bid for the rest of the season. No bid will be accepted that is larger than a team's available free agent dollars. All bids must be in increments of dollars (no cents). Only winning bids and the runner-up bids on each player will be shown after the FAAB bidding period for each NFBC league.

Bidding Time Frame: The NFBC bidding process will start the week before Opening Day and run for the first time on Sunday, March 28. FAAB will run every week from Week 1 through Week 27 (there is no new FAAB period if there are one or more regular-season MLB tie-breaker games). Bids will be accepted on the league website from Monday at 3 PM ET until Sunday at 10 PM ET in each of these weeks. Rosters will be updated shortly after 10 PM ET on Sunday with the results of all successful bids.

First and Last Free Agent Bidding Deadlines: The first free agent bidding deadline is Sunday, March 28, at 10 PM ET. The last free agent bidding deadline is Sunday, September 26, at 10 PM ET.

Conditional Bids: Conditional bids can also be offered. In the event you may lose out on a player, you can place conditional bid(s) for other players during the bidding time frame. Subsequent conditional bids will become relevant only if the previous conditional bid fails. Bids do not require conditional bids. Bids may have several sequential conditional bids. Participants should note that the computer takes the HIGHEST BIDS and processes each bid in that order if you have multiple FAAB acquisition bids. ALL BIDS WILL BE PROCESSED IN THE ORDER OF DOLLAR VALUE ASSIGNED TO THOSE FREE AGENTS, highest to lowest.

Example:
Acquire Cristian Pache, $19, cut Ryan Braun
Acquire Lewis Brinson, $16, cut Ryan Braun
Acquire Heliot Ramos, $2, cut Ryan Braun

Number of Bids Limit: There is no limit to the number of bids that may be submitted each week in which bids are permitted.

Tied Bids: If there is a tie bid during the season, the team that receives the player will be determined in order by
Worst league standing at the time FAAB was run (Sunday night using Saturday's standings).
Lowest standing the previous week.
Lowest draft position from Draft Day.

Any tied bids during the first FAAB period will be given to the team with the lowest draft order from Draft Day, whether there were a few games played before then or not.

Commissioner Review of Player Drops: All player drops for free agents are subject to review by the NFBC commissioner and can be revoked if the dropped player is deemed too valuable to be offered to that league's free agent pool, thus damaging the credibility of the overall contest. In the case of a "star" player being dropped in a league for a valid reason, the NFBC commissioner reserves the right to allow the cut but keep the player out of that league's free agent pool for any length of time, possibly the entire season. All decisions by the NFBC commissioner will be final.

13. Trades Between Managers
To minimize the possibility of collusion, there will be no trading allowed.

14. Scoring
All NFBC leagues will use a 5x5 Rotisserie scoring system. Cumulative totals will be used for the following categories:
Batting Average
Home Runs
RBIs
Stolen Bases
Runs
Wins
Saves
Earned Run Average
Strikeouts
WHIP Ratio (walks plus hits divided by innings pitched)

Teams are ranked by comparing their team totals to the other teams in their league. The team with the best total in each category receives 15 points and the team with the worst total receives 1 point. Overall points are calculated by ranking your team's statistics totals versus all other teams in the NFBC contest.

15. Taxes
If the principal team owner's prize winnings are $600.00 or greater (or any other threshold subsequently established by the IRS), the National Fantasy Baseball Championship (“NFBC”) must file a Form 1099 with the IRS at the end of this calendar year. We will request your social security number and signature on this form. The form contains the amount paid to you and you will receive a copy of the form for tax purposes. Sportshub Technologies pays the principal team owner of each NFBC team that was submitted on the entry form and you are responsible for paying any taxes that result from your cash prize; please consult your income tax advisor for filing advice. In the event that the awarding of any prizes to winners of the Contest is challenged by any legal authority, Sportshub Technologies reserves the right in its sole discretion to determine whether or not to award such prizes. After 12 months, any unclaimed prize will be forfeited.

16. Eligibility; Registration
The National Fantasy Baseball Championship is open to individuals who are at least 18 years of age (or the age of majority in your state of residence) and are a resident of the United States of America or Canada. Notwithstanding the foregoing, residents of Washington State, Delaware, Louisiana, Montana, Arizona, Vermont and Iowa are not eligible to register or play in the NFBC. All registrations must be in the full legal name of the primary team owner, though owners will have the option to add a co-manager(s).

17. Official Rules
Registration for, and continued participation in, the National Fantasy Baseball Championship constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to these official rules (“Official Rules”) and to Sportshub Technologies decisions relating thereto. Sportshub Technologies’ decisions in regards to these Official Rules and all matters pertaining to the National Fantasy Baseball Championship are final and binding.

18. Refunds
Once a participant submits valid payment, no money will be refunded unless the NFBC event for which such participant has registered has been canceled. A team spot is considered filled when the entire entry fee is paid. Sportshub Technologies reserves the right to cancel any entries which are not part of a full league. In addition, Sportshub Technologies retains the right to deny, at its sole discretion, eligibility of any individual to register for any NFBC game or event and/or participate in any NFBC game or event, even after the registration fee has been paid, but in such case, the entry fee will be refunded. Under no condition shall Sportshub Technologies be held responsible for any loss or liability related to any expenses incurred by a denied entrant or any person affiliated with that denied entrant. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that any participant or co-manager is banned from the NFBC as the result of any violation of the Official Rules, then no refund will be given.

19. Cancellation
At its sole discretion, Sportshub Technologies reserves the right to terminate any NFBC game, event or league at any time prior to the completion of the season due to any acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, change in applicable law, interruption of the season (including strikes, lockouts and/or use of replacement players), or any other situation beyond the control of Sportshub Technologies. In the event of any such termination by Sportshub Technologies, all entry fees will be refunded, with the exception of any live event fees (if such live event has already occurred).

At its sole discretion, Sportshub Technologies reserves the right to terminate any NFBC game, event or league (including the National Fantasy Baseball Championship Main Event) if there are an insufficient number of teams prior to the scheduled start of the league. In this unlikely event, Sportshub Technologies will refund all entry fees within 48 hours of cancellation notice and/or provide a new application form with the newly stated prize figures. In this situation, all pre-registered applicants have the right to a full refund or to agree to play for the newly announced prize structure. Sportshub Technologies is not responsible for any loss or liability incurred by any participant or co-managers due to cancellation of any NFBC game, event or league, including but not limited to travel or hotel expenses, time taken off from employment, etc.

20. Code of Conduct
All participants and co-managers are expected to behave in lawful, respectful and sportsman-like fashion at all live draft events, throughout the NFBC season, and during use of any NFBC website, including, but not limited to comments posted on any NFBC message board. Additionally the NFBC events, games and/or leagues may not be used for any form of gambling. Any conduct or message board post by a participant, co-manager or other person which is deemed by Sportshub Technologies, in its sole discretion, to be unlawful, or to have the effect of intimidating, harassing, offending or otherwise harming any other participant, co-manager, guest, or NFBC/Sportshub Technologies representative, is strictly prohibited. Sportshub Technologies reserves the right, in its sole discretion to ban any person from current and/or future participation in the NFBC and/or from use of the message boards if such person engages in any such prohibited conduct or is otherwise in violation of any of these Rules. In addition, any person engaging in such conduct forfeits any rights to a refund, as well as any potential rights to a prize award. Sportshub Technologies shall not be responsible or held liable to any person for damage to property or personal injury or death arising from the acts or omissions of any third parties. Any participants or co-managers who collude, or attempt to collude, or who attempts to blackmail, bribe or otherwise influence any representative of Sportshub Technologies/NFBC, or who otherwise attempts to sabotage the league, in an effort to alter the results or outcome of any NFBC game will be disqualified and will be prohibited from winning any prize award. If a participant is banned from participation in a current NFBC game, then Sportshub Technologies reserves the right, to take those actions which it sees fit, in its sole discretion with respect to such banned participant’s team. Any criminal behavior may be referred to the appropriate authorities.

21. Errors
The deadline for submitting any dispute or claim regarding the operation of any league draft is one hour after the conclusion of the draft itself; further, leaving any live draft event without submitting any dispute or claim regarding the draft constitutes your waiver of any right to challenge any aspect of the draft. You are strongly urged to double-check your lineups, trades, and free agent moves throughout the season, as Sportshub Technologies/NFBC will not be held liable for any errors in entering lineups, trades or free agent moves, and Sportshub Technologies/NFBC will not intervene or alter a transaction after lineups, trades or free agent moves are due.

22. Prize Splitting
Prize splitting amongst the principal registrant and co-managers is available, provided that the principal registrant has authorized payment to his co-managers in writing and in advance of the completion of the season. In order to authorize prize-splitting, the principal registrant must completely fill out and sign the authorization form designated by Sportshub Technologies (including the name and address of the co-manager(s) and the applicable prize percentage to be paid to each co-manager(s)). Both the principal registrant and each co-manager designated on a prize-splitting form will be required to fill out a W-9. No prize money will be distributed until all necessary forms have been received by Sportshub Technologies. Both the principal registrant and the co-manager(s) will receive IRS Form 1099 reflecting the prize money paid to each. If SportsHub Technologies deems, in its sole discretion, that the appropriate documentation and/or authorization has not been received, or has not been received in a timely fashion, then Sportshub Technologies will pay prize payments only to the principal registrant.

23. Communication and Access
All NFBC team owners must have internet access and a valid e-mail address for communication. Sportshub Technologies is not responsible for any issues which impede or interfere with the transmission or receipt of any transaction, including but not limited to, draft selections, trades, free agent moves and lineups. Sportshub Technologies is also not responsible for the failure of any telephone networks/lines, internet connections, software/hardware, or internet congestion/transmission rates.

24. Hold Harmless
Each participant and co-owner hereby releases and holds harmless Sportshub Technologies and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives from and against any and all liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind to person (including death) and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly from participation in any NFBC event, game or league, as well as acceptance or use of any prize award.

25. Disputes; Limitation of Liability; Disclaimer
Each participant and co-owner agrees that (i) all issues and questions regarding the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or your rights and obligations in connection with the NFBC shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of Minnesota, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules; and (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the NFBC or any prize awarded will be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, or the appropriate state court located in Hennepin County, Minnesota; and (iii) in no event shall SportsHub Technologies liability to you for any and all damages, losses or causes of action exceed $250; and (iv) in no event shall SportsHub Technologies, its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives, be liable for any punitive, incidental and consequential damages. If your jurisdiction does not allow limitations or exclusions of liability for incidental or consequential damages, the above may not apply to you. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EACH NFBC GAME, EVENT, LEAGUE,WEBSITE, AND BULLETIN BOARD/FORUM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. IF YOUR JURISDICTION DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
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Re: Win $150,000 In The 2021 NFBC Main Event

Post by Greg Ambrosius » Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:06 pm

James Tomony becomes our 16th different winner of the NFBC Main Event since 2004. Only Lindy Hinkelman is a two-time Main Event overall champion.

Here's our updated list of Main Event champions. They include:

2004 - Artie Rastelli
2005 - Brian Oldenski
2006 - David DiDonato
2007 - Terry Haney
2008 - Robert Jurney
2009 - Lindy Hinkelman
2010 - Steve Jupinka
2011 - Lindy Hinkelman
2012 - Dave Potts
2013 - Ken Norred & Dan Semsel
2014 - Greg & Dale Morgan
2015 - Glenn Schroter
2016 - Rob Silver
2017 - Chris Fessler
2018 - John Pausma
2019 - Abdul Madani
2020 - James Tomony

Also, just a heads up that we will again offer a 2-Pack of Main Events as a Special Package in 2021. That means you can get $100 off a second Main Event if you do it through this Special Package offering. So the final price will be $3,300 for 2 Main Event teams. Thanks all and enjoy.
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Twitter - @GregAmbrosius

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Re: Win $150,000 In The 2021 NFBC Main Event

Post by Greg Ambrosius » Tue Apr 06, 2021 12:56 pm

The NFBC Main Event sold out with 645 teams this year, the 17th straight year we've sold out the Main Event. This total was up from 570 teams in 2019 and the 570 teams in 2020 for the NFBC Sprint Main Event. Well done all, and thanks.

As a result of our record year, we've added almost $24,000 in prizes to the overall prize pool. We bumped up 7th through 20th overall and added a 21st overall prize and a 22nd overall prize. A few years back, we paid only the Top 11 teams, but now we've doubled that total to pay all teams that finish in the Top 22 overall.

Here's the new prize payout:

Overall Prizes

1st Place = $150,000
2nd Place = $40,000
3rd Place = $25,000
4th Place = $20,000
5th Place = $15,000
6th Place = $12,500
7th Place = $11,000
8th Place = $10,000
9th Place = $9,000
10th Place = $8,000
11th Place = $7,000
12th Place = $6,000
13th Place = $5,000
14th Place = $4,000
15th Place = $3,000
16th Place = $2,500
17th Place = $2,250
18th Place = $2,100
19th Place = $2,000
20th Place = $1,900
21st Place = $1,800
22nd Place = $1,700

It's great to now have eight finishers earn $10,000 or more and we're glad to be paying 22 spots down with all earning at least the cost of a Main Event team. In 2022, we may get a little more aggressive and push the top prize to a new level. We'll see how baseball handles the new CBA before making any announcements, but it appears that demand is there for the Main Event and it may be time to push the top prizes higher. Fingers crossed that baseball comes to a new labor agreement early and we can make plans like that.

Thanks all and good luck this season. And thanks for the incredible demand for this contest.
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General Manager, Consumer Fantasy Games at SportsHub Technologies
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Re: Win $150,000 In The 2021 NFBC Main Event

Post by Wolfpac » Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:06 pm

Greg Ambrosius wrote:
Tue Apr 06, 2021 12:56 pm
The NFBC Main Event sold out with 645 teams this year, the 17th straight year we've sold out the Main Event. This total was up from 570 teams in 2019 and the 570 teams in 2020 for the NFBC Sprint Main Event. Well done all, and thanks.

As a result of our record year, we've added almost $24,000 in prizes to the overall prize pool. We bumped up 7th through 20th overall and added a 21st overall prize and a 22nd overall prize. A few years back, we paid only the Top 11 teams, but now we've doubled that total to pay all teams that finish in the Top 22 overall.

Here's the new prize payout:

Overall Prizes

1st Place = $150,000
2nd Place = $40,000
3rd Place = $25,000
4th Place = $20,000
5th Place = $15,000
6th Place = $12,500
7th Place = $11,000
8th Place = $10,000
9th Place = $9,000
10th Place = $8,000
11th Place = $7,000
12th Place = $6,000
13th Place = $5,000
14th Place = $4,000
15th Place = $3,000
16th Place = $2,500
17th Place = $2,250
18th Place = $2,100
19th Place = $2,000
20th Place = $1,900
21st Place = $1,800
22nd Place = $1,700

It's great to now have eight finishers earn $10,000 or more and we're glad to be paying 22 spots down with all earning at least the cost of a Main Event team. In 2022, we may get a little more aggressive and push the top prize to a new level. We'll see how baseball handles the new CBA before making any announcements, but it appears that demand is there for the Main Event and it may be time to push the top prizes higher. Fingers crossed that baseball comes to a new labor agreement early and we can make plans like that.

Thanks all and good luck this season. And thanks for the incredible demand for this contest.
I LOVE all of this. Again fantastic Job. It feels like the Main Event is more talked about than ever before. Great work by Greg, Tom, Darik and Brian.

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